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Council debate on evening and off‑site public meetings highlights legal, logistical hurdles and options
Summary
Council members debated moving one regular meeting per month to the evening and piloting off‑site district sessions to boost public participation, while staff warned of charter constraints on meeting location and outlined significant operational costs.
Council members and city staff on May 27 debated a proposal to hold at least some regular council public sessions in the evening — and to explore rotating off‑site meetings in council districts — as a way to improve public access and participation.
Council Member Castillo described the idea as a response to constituents who cannot attend weekday afternoon sessions and proposed moving one meeting per month to an evening start (proposed 6:00–6:30 p.m.) with the district council member hosting on rotation. Stephen David and mayoral staff presented legal and operational constraints, including a city charter provision that states council meetings “shall be held in city hall,” and the council rules…
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